The Most Standout Makeup Moments of 2018 So Far

By Katie Stanovick, StyleCaster

[post_ads]An everyday makeup look is perfect for, well, every day. But what happens when it’s not just any old day, and you want to bring some heat with your beat? Whether it’s an actual special occassion or you’re just feeling the makeup moment, don’t shy away from going big, bold, and daring.

Take a note from celebrities who always capitalize on the chance to experiment and have fun with their makeup. We’ve rounded up the most standout makeup moments from celebrities in 2018—So far— and get ready for major inspiration (we’re talking white-out moments, electric-blue eyeshadow, and bedazzled eyebrows).

Alicia Vikander

Vikander chose to leave her cat-eyes open instead of filling them in for this silhouette beat from May.

Amber Heard

Heard altered the classic black-eyeliner-and-red-lip look when she added small diamonds under her eyes in May.
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Andra Day

Who says you can't match your clothes to your makeup? Day pulls off purple eyeshadow and a red lip in January.

Ashley Graham

We're all about the smokey eye taking on different colors, like Graham did with green back in March.
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Cynthia Erivo

Though technically not makeup, Erivo's bejeweled eyebrows from May couldn't be left out of the list.

Emily Ratajkowski

In January, Ratajkowski nailed this red eyeshadow look and we love that it's mainly only one pigment.
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Hailey Baldwin

Baldwin stepped out in February with this powerful almost-black lip.

Joan Smalls

A simple face paired with the neon blue eyeliner is a major mood from Smalls' May look.
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Issa Rae

The pink shadow is killer on Rae's skin, but it's the inner-eye eyeliner that has us cheering on this look from January.

Jasmine Sanders

Sanders's gray eyes were piercing in June with this electric blue surrounding them.
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Kristen Stewart

Stewart shows how to rock a bold lip and eyes in this green eyeshadow paired with coral lips from May.

Katherine Langford

The actress show-stopped with a daring blue eyeliner in April.
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Lady Gaga

Gaga let her eyes do the talking with dark colors paired with glitter in January.

Leomie Anderson

In May, Anderson went blue for this dramatic cat-eye.
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Lily Collins

Aside from the red teardrop, Collins's silver-glitter makeup from May has us swooning.

Madeline Brewer

A mix of pastel and neon green graced Brewer's eyelids in April.
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Martha Hunt

Hunt proved the saying "Diamonds are a girl's best friend" true in June.

Morena Baccarin

We're loving the bold green color against Baccarin's brown eyes from this May look.
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Rihanna

It's hard to go all one color, but the singer committed to the eggplant theme in this June beat.

Ruth Negga

A gold eyeshadow may seem commonplace, but we can't get past how Negga used it only on the inner half of her eye in May.
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Scarlett Johansson

This bold eye look was made even bolder when Johansson chose purple and pink pigments in April.

Tessa Thompson

In May, Thompson went all white everything with a bold under-eye white liner.
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Frances McDormand

In March, McDormand showed us all no makeup is just as good as any glam.

Saoirse Ronan

Sometimes a bold lip can look shocking on an otherwise clean face, however, Ronan pulled it off in January.
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Tracee Ellis Ross

Usually people opt for thick eyeliner on top or bottom, but Ellis Ross went with both in this daring look from January.

 

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Tessa Thompson

In May, Thompson went all white everything with a bold under-eye white liner.
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Janelle Monae

We’re all about Monae’s metallic green under-eye eyeliner with a subdued face from January.

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